{"title":"Advanced solid–solid phase change thermal storage material","authors":"Xiao Chen, Changhui Liu, Waseem Aftab","doi":"10.26599/nre.2023.9120103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26599/nre.2023.9120103","url":null,"abstract":"The practicality of conventional solid–liquid phase change materials (PCMs) is adversely restricted by liquid phase leakage, large volume expansion, shape instability, and severe corrosion in high-temperature thermal management systems. This highlight presents the latest development to resolve these challenges by designing ultrahigh-performance high-temperature Ni-Mn-Ti solid–solid PCMs using martensitic phase transition strategy, offering a new paradigm to develop advanced wide-temperature high-temperature metallic solid–solid phase change thermal storage materials.","PeriodicalId":489474,"journal":{"name":"Nano Research Energy","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135686090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quinoidal conjugated materials: Design strategies and thermoelectric applications","authors":"Runshi Wu, Dafei Yuan, Xiaozhang Zhu","doi":"10.26599/nre.2023.9120097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26599/nre.2023.9120097","url":null,"abstract":"The growing demand for waste heat energy recovery from electronic devices, solar energy, and industrial production has led to increased attention on thermoelectric materials. In the past decades, significant progress has been achieved in inorganic thermoelectric materials. Moreover, flexible, lightweight, and bio-friendly organic thermoelectric (OTE) materials have emerged as promising candidates for thermoelectric devices. In particular, quinoidal conjugated small molecules and polymers with high mobility are suitable for thermoelectric conversion. Such kind of materials have gained increasing research interest due to their unique structural features and characteristics of polarons’ delocalization. Concurrently, quinoidal materials with high mobility and conductivity have been developed, and their use for thermoelectric conversion has been increasingly reported. This perspective summarizes the recent advancements in the design and synthesis of quinoidal conjugated small molecules and polymers, their advantages for thermoelectric conversion, and the latest reports on their charge carrier transport mechanisms. Moreover, to further enhance the TE performances of quinoidal materials, the existing challenges are discussed and the future developments are also outlooked.","PeriodicalId":489474,"journal":{"name":"Nano Research Energy","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135349217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chang Su, Xuan Gao, Kejiang Liu, Yuhang Dai, Haobo Dong, Yiyang Liu, Jiayan Zhu, Qiuxia Zhang, Hongzhen He, Guanjie He
{"title":"From lab to market: a review of commercialization and advances for binders in lithium-, zinc-, sodium-ion batteries","authors":"Chang Su, Xuan Gao, Kejiang Liu, Yuhang Dai, Haobo Dong, Yiyang Liu, Jiayan Zhu, Qiuxia Zhang, Hongzhen He, Guanjie He","doi":"10.26599/nre.2023.9120094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26599/nre.2023.9120094","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses the progress and commercialization of binders for energy storage applications, such as batteries. It explains the role of binders in holding together active materials and current collectors, and highlights the challenges associated with conventional organic solvents in binders. The potential of aqueous binders is introduced as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative. The advantages and limitations of different types of binders are discussed, and the importance of binder selection for optimal battery performance is emphasized. The current state of commercialization of binders is reviewed, and the need for collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and policymakers to develop and promote environmentally friendly and cost-effective binders is emphasized. The paper concludes by outlining future directions for research and development to further improve the performance and commercialization of binders, while addressing limitations such as lack of standardization, high cost, and long-term stability and reliability.","PeriodicalId":489474,"journal":{"name":"Nano Research Energy","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135004058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soodeok Seo, Jun-Young Park, Jin Su Park, Seungjin Lee, Do-Yeong Choi, Yun-Hi Kim, Bumjoon J. Kim
{"title":"Polymer donors with hydrophilic side-chains enabling efficient and thermally-stable polymer solar cells by non-halogenated solvent processing","authors":"Soodeok Seo, Jun-Young Park, Jin Su Park, Seungjin Lee, Do-Yeong Choi, Yun-Hi Kim, Bumjoon J. Kim","doi":"10.26599/nre.2023.9120088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26599/nre.2023.9120088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":489474,"journal":{"name":"Nano Research Energy","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135856478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}